Lee may refer to:

Name

Given name

Lee (given name) Lee is a given name derived from the Lee (English surname), English surname Lee (which is ultimately from a placename derived from Old English '':wikt:leah, leah'' "clearing; meadow"). According to the Social Security Administration's popular bab ...

, a given name in English

Surname

* Chinese surnames romanized as Li or Lee: **

Li (surname 李) Li or Lee (; ) is a common Chinese-language surname, it is the 4th name listed in the famous ''Hundred Family Surnames.'' Li is one of the most common surnames in Asia, shared by 92.76 million people in China, and more than 100 million in Asia. ...

or Lee (Hanzi ), a common Chinese surname ** Li (surname 利) or Lee (Hanzi ), a Chinese surname * Lý (Vietnamese surname) or Lí (李), a common Vietnamese surname * Lee (Korean surname) or Rhee or Yi (Hanja , Hangul or ), a common Korean surname * Lee (English surname), a common English surname * List of people with surname Lee ** List of people with surname Li ** List of people with the Korean family name Lee

Geography

United Kingdom

Lee, Devon Berrynarbor (historically Berry Narbor, Berrie Nerbert, etc) is a village, civil parish and former manor in the North Devon district of Devon, England. According to the 2001 census the parish had a population of 749, increasing to 802 at the ...

* Lee, Hampshire * Lee, London * Lee, Mull, a

location In geography, location or place are used to denote a region (point, line, or area) on Earth's surface or elsewhere. The term ''location'' generally implies a higher degree of certainty than ''place'', the latter often indicating an entity with an ...

in Argyll and Bute * Lee, Northumberland, a

* Lee, Shropshire, a

Lee-on-the-Solent Lee-on-the-Solent, often referred to as Lee-on-Solent, is a seaside district of the Borough of Gosport in Hampshire, England, about five miles (8 km) west of Portsmouth. The area is located on the coast of the Solent. It is primarily a resi ...

, Hampshire * Lee District (Metropolis) * The Lee, Buckinghamshire, parish and village name, formally known as Lee * River Lee - alternative name for River Lea

United States

Lee, California Lee (also, Lees Camp) is a former settlement in Inyo County, California. It was located near the Nevada state line, east of Beatty Junction. A post office operated at Lee from 1907 to 1912. Its first postmaster was John H. Lawrence. The name ...

Lee, Florida Lee is a town in Madison County, Florida, United States. The population was 375 at the 2020 census. Geography Lee is located in eastern Madison County at . U.S. Route 90 passes through the north side of the town, leading northwest to Madison ...

Lee, Illinois Lee is a village in DeKalb County and Lee County, Illinois, United States. The population was 337 at the 2010 census, up from 313 at the 2000 census. Geography Lee is located on the border of DeKalb and Lee counties at (41.794240, -88.940951). ...

Lee, Indiana Lee is an unincorporated community in Monon Township, White County, in the U.S. state of Indiana. History The site of what is now Lee is first recorded as a station stop on the Indianapolis, Delphi and Chicago Railroad, a company which by late ...

Lee, Maine Lee is a town in Penobscot County, Maine, United States. It was incorporated in 1832. The community was named for Stephen Lee, an early settler. The population was 916 at the 2020 census. Lee has been home to Lee Academy since 1845. Geography ...

Lee, Massachusetts Lee is a town in Berkshire County, Massachusetts, United States. It is part of the Pittsfield, Massachusetts, metropolitan statistical area. The population was 5,788 at the 2020 census. Lee, which includes the villages of South and East Lee, is ...

, a New England town **

Lee (CDP), Massachusetts Lee is a census-designated place (CDP) located in the town of Lee in Berkshire County, Massachusetts, United States. The population was 2,051 at the 2010 census, out of 5,943 in the entire town of Lee. Geography The Lee CDP is located in the cent ...

, the central village in the town *

Lee, Nevada Lee is an unincorporated community in Elko County, Nevada Nevada ( ; ) is a state in the Western region of the United States. It is bordered by Oregon to the northwest, Idaho to the northeast, California to the west, Arizona to the southeast ...

Lee, New Hampshire Lee is a town in Strafford County, New Hampshire, United States. The population was 4,520 at the 2020 census. The town is a rural farm and bedroom community, being close to the University of New Hampshire. History Lee was first settled by Eur ...

Lee, New York Lee is a town in Oneida County, New York, United States. The population was 6,486 at the 2010 census. The Town of Lee is northwest of Rome. History The Town of Lee was formed from the Town of Western in 1811. The town was named after Revolu ...

, a town **

Lee (hamlet), New York Lee is a hamlet located in the Town of Lee in Oneida County, New York Oneida County is a county in the state of New York, United States. As of the 2020 census, the population was 232,125. The county seat is Utica. The name is in honor of t ...

, within the town of Lee *

Lees Station, Tennessee Lees Station (also Lee, Lees, or Let) is an unincorporated community in Bledsoe County, Tennessee, United States. It lies along U.S. Route 127 southwest of the city of Pikeville, the county seat of Bledsoe County.Rand McNally. ''The Road Atlas ...

, also called Lee * Lee Peak, in Missouri * Mount Lee, in California * Van Aken–Lee (RTA Rapid Transit station) (signed "Lee – Van Aken"), a station on the RTA Blue Line in Cleveland, Ohio * Lee County (disambiguation) * Lee Township (disambiguation)

Other countries

* Lée, France *

Lee (Village) - Pauri Garhwal, Uttarakhand Lee (Hindi: ली) is a small village located in Pauri Tehsil of Pauri Garhwal district (Pin Code : 246001, STD Code: 01368), Uttarakhand India. Even in 2022 there is no road system in this village, the government officials are very corrupt he ...

, in India * Electoral district of Lee, South Australia * River Lee, in Ireland *

Lee (Vechte) Lee is a river of Lower Saxony, Germany. It flows into the Vechte near Hoogstede. See also *List of rivers of Lower Saxony All rivers in the German state of Lower Saxony flow directly or indirectly into the North Sea. A–Z A B D E F G ...

, a river of Germany, tributary of the Vechte

Enterprises

* Lee (jeans), a clothing brand * Lee Enterprises (LEE on NYSE), publicly traded newspaper holding company including ''St. Louis Post Dispatch'' * Lee Equity Partners, a private equity firm founded by Thomas H. Lee after leaving Thomas H. Lee Partners in 2006 * Lee Filters, a manufacturer of lighting filters *

Lee University Lee University is a private Christian university in Cleveland, Tennessee. It was originally the Church of God Bible Training School, a small Bible institute founded in 1918 with twelve students and one teacher, Nora I. Chambers. The school grew ...

, a private liberal arts university in Cleveland, Tennessee, United States * Thomas H. Lee Partners, a private equity firm founded by, but after 2006 not associated with, Thomas H. Lee * Lee Tires, a division of Goodyear

Art, entertainment, and media

* ''Lee'' (2007 film), a 2007 film * ''Lee'' (2017 film), a 2017 film * ''Lee'' (novel), a novel by Tito Perdue * "Lee", a 1973 single by The Detroit Emeralds

Other uses

Tropical Storm Lee (2011) Tropical Storm Lee was the thirteenth named storm and fifteenth system overall of the 2011 Atlantic hurricane season, developing from a broad tropical disturbance over the gulf on September 1. It was designated as Tropical Storm Lee the next da ...

* Lee side, the side of a ship which is downwind, the side away from windward * Lee wave, periodic change of pressure in a stream of air when the wind moves over mountains * M3 Lee, a medium tank used during World War II